Kenneling? Yeah, right.
Federal prosecutors have a tremendous amount of power. The "check" on
this power is usually only their conscience, or negative press
coverage. Look at what Robb London did by ordering that Bell's parents
remain outside the courtroom during the trial by threatening to call
them as witnesses. In the end, he didn't, but the threat was enough to
deny Bell emotional support (maybe he didn't need it, but the point
is still a valid one).
Actually, I exercised my 1A right to stay silent, not my 5A right.
-Declan
On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 08:37:33AM -0700, Tim McVeigh wrote:
> At 10:09 AM 5/23/01 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >You will be reimbursed and paid $20 or thereabouts per day for your
> >"witness fee."
> >
>
> Are you compensated for expenses (e.g., kennelling your dog)
> incurred as a result of your absence?
>
> Are there any provisions in the law to counter the ability of
> a prosecutor/'Grand Jury' to harass a citizen with repeated summons?
>
> Or to adjust the date of the summons for important other hard-real-time
> events
> (wedding, career-related conference, etc.)?
>
> Seems like a pretty tyrannical exercise of power just to hear someone
> exercise the 5th amendment.
